| cryptomonad | (noun) common in fresh and salt water appearing along the shore as algal blooms | Synonyms: cryptophyte |
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| gonad | (noun) a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced | Synonyms: sex gland |
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| maenad | (noun) (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus | - |
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| (noun) an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman | - |
| monad | (noun) (biology) a single-celled microorganism (especially a flagellate protozoan) | - |
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| (noun) a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive | Synonyms: monas |
| (noun) (chemistry) an atom having a valence of one | - |
| pseudomonad | (noun) bacteria usually producing greenish fluorescent water-soluble pigment; some pathogenic for plants and animals | - |
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| trichomonad | (noun) cause of trichomoniasis in women and cattle and birds | - |
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| xanthomonad | (noun) bacteria producing yellow non-water-soluble pigments; some pathogenic for plants | - |
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